What a great climb! Our final 12'er. Instead of following the route in Tom's book we headed up a drainage that provided us solid rock and a little climbing to take the ridge. Then when we got to the pillars we learned that there is a trail behind them now, so we didn't have to circumnavigate them. The face was challenging, but fun. Really a great climb.

After a few previous attempts i finnaly summited with dave,Ken and Hiking Bella in an 11 hour trip. perfect day in the mid 80's in October! this was a fun and challenging mountain and the last of my 12,000 ft summits in Idaho. guess its time to continue to work on the top 50 in the state

Strike two. Made it to the top of the southwest ridge. It had been snowing since 4am but looked like it might break. Then the wind and snow picked up and visibility dropped so we bailed. Maybe try this one in the summer next time.

Climbed this one as my birthday present to myself. So far this is my favorite 12er. It is also my 5th of the 9. We started before sunrise in the morning and got lost a few times because the trail is hard to follow in places. The descent was quite the scree slide. We went down the Southwest face, dodging cliffs as we went and stirring up quite a bit of dust. I highly recommend Mt. Idaho.

Powered by gu's, licorice, and tootsie rolls as the rest of it tasted like cardboard.

It is possible to drop straight off the west face and punch through the scree to the basin. Finding a doable break through the cliffs is a challenge and left me wondering if it was really quicker. A traverse over to Peak 11967 looks like an even bigger challenge.

Approached from Elkhorn Creek. The hike up the saddle wasn't bad. We stuck to the vegitation to the left and found the goat trail to the saddle. Getting around the pillars was tricky, but great scrambling. Hit a snow field for about 500 of the last 1000 ft. Made the summit in about 6hrs. Great views of Borah all day. I would rate this as my favorite 12er so far.

I approached the mountain from Elkhorn Creek. It was a nice hike into the basin below the west face. The climb up to the saddle on the ridge was steep but the rock was better than I had experienced on other mountains in the range. The route had a little bit of everything. I can see why many people consider this their favorite 12er.

Approached from Cedar Creek from Borah trailhead. It is a better alternative to Elkhorn Creek. This canyon is seldom visited and very beautiful. I recomend this approach. Oh yeah, the climb was good too.